New Year Word Scramble for Kids and Families

Ages 7–12
Medium
2 pages
Worksheet
Answer key
PDF: Letter & A4

Tip: download the PDF for Letter or A4 paper and print it at 100%. Tap "Show solution" to check, or solve it online further down this page.

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A medium New Year word scramble with 12 words, for children from about seven to twelve and families waiting for midnight on New Year's Eve. The letters of each word are mixed up in grey tiles, with one empty box per letter beside them; the longest answer, COUNTDOWN, has 9 letters. A word bank at the bottom of the sheet lists every answer, so children can match the letters and copy the spelling. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2, or you can solve it online below.

Solve this word scramble online

Type each word in its box, then press “Check”. Your answers stay on this device.

1.Word 1: unscramble N M T D I G I H
2.Word 2: unscramble U O W T N C O N D
3.Word 3: unscramble O S R W F R E I K
4.Word 4: unscramble C D E R A N A L
5.Word 5: unscramble Y R N U J A A
6.Word 6: unscramble N O E I F T C T
7.Word 7: unscramble R P T Y A
8.Word 8: unscramble E R C E H
9.Word 9: unscramble K C C O L
10.Word 10: unscramble L A G S O
11.Word 11: unscramble L S O B O A N L
12.Word 12: unscramble L S P K R E A R

Word bank

BALLOONS · CALENDAR · CHEER · CLOCK · CONFETTI · COUNTDOWN · FIREWORKS · GOALS · JANUARY · MIDNIGHT · PARTY · SPARKLER

Show the answers

1. NMTDIGIH = MIDNIGHT
2. UOWTNCOND = COUNTDOWN
3. OSRWFREIK = FIREWORKS
4. CDERANAL = CALENDAR
5. YRNUJAA = JANUARY
6. NOEIFTCT = CONFETTI
7. RPTYA = PARTY
8. ERCEH = CHEER
9. KCCOL = CLOCK
10. LAGSO = GOALS
11. LSOBOANL = BALLOONS
12. LSPKREAR = SPARKLER

How to use this word scramble

Print the PDF at 100% on A4 or US Letter paper. Page 1 is the puzzle and page 2 is the answer key.
Read the mixed-up letters in the grey tiles and say them out loud. Look in the word bank for a word with the same letters.
Write one letter in each box. Cross off each tile as you use it, so no letter is left over.
Check with the answer key, or tap “Show solution” on the sheet above.

Word scrambles build spelling and word recognition: children look for familiar letter patterns and test where each letter fits. More for 31 December: New Year’s Eve games, the New Year crossword and the New Year colouring pages.

Questions about word scrambles

How do you solve a word scramble?

Say the mixed-up letters out loud and look for pieces of words you know, like SH, CH, ING or a double letter. Try the first letter: it is often a consonant that sounds right with the vowel next to it. Count the boxes, write the word, then cross the letters off the scramble to check you used every one.

What is the word bank for?

The word bank lists every answer in alphabetical order. Early readers find the word that uses the same letters and copy it, so the puzzle practises spelling as well as reading. Cover it with a sticky note to make the sheet harder.

Are the answers included?

Yes. Page 2 of every PDF is the answer key, the “Show solution” button fills in the sheet on screen, and the solve-online list has a “Show answers” button.

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